The BEST episodes of Friends
Every episode of Friends ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Friends!
Rachel Green, Ross Geller, Monica Geller, Joey Tribbiani, Chandler Bing and Phoebe Buffay are six 20 something year-olds, living off one another in the heart of New York City. Over the course of ten years, this average group of buddies goes through massive mayhem, family trouble, past and future romances, fights, laughs, tears and surprises as they learn what it really means to be a friend.
#1 - The Last One (2)
Season 10 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/6/2004
Ross and Phoebe chase Rachel to the airport. Meanwhile, Chandler and Monica pack up their apartment. Joey gets Monica and Chandler a surprising gift.
#2 - The Last One (1)
Season 10 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/6/2004
Erica gives birth, but there's one small added surprise. Ross realizes that he still loves Rachel.
#3 - The One Where Everybody Finds Out
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/1999
When the friends discover that Ugly Naked Guy is moving out of his apartment, Ross leaps at the opportunity to get his own place. Phoebe finds out about Monica and Chandler and tries to get them to reveal the truth.
#4 - The One with the Embryos
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/1998
Phoebe's uterus is examined for implantation of the embryos. Meanwhile, a seemingly harmless game between Chandler and Joey against Monica and Rachel escalates into a full blown contest where the stakes are raised higher and higher.
#5 - The One with the Proposal (2)
Season 6 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/18/2000
Chandler continues to pretend to hate the idea of marriage, unaware Richard wants Monica back. Meanwhile, Rachel and Phoebe discuss their 'back-up' plans.
#6 - The One in Vegas (2)
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/20/1999
Chandler and Monica reconcile and hastily decide to get married. Ross and Rachel get drunk and roam the casino. Phoebe deals with a 'lurker' on the slot machines.
#7 - The One with Ross's Wedding (2)
Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/7/1998
Phoebe calls to warn of Rachel's impending arrival. Ross and Emily's parents get into an argument. The wedding ends with a blunder.
#8 - The One with the Prom Video
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/1/1996
The gang watches a home video from the night of Monica and Rachel's prom. Joey gives Chandler a hideous bracelet.
#9 - The One with Rachel's Going Away Party
Season 10 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/29/2004
The friends throw Rachel a small going away party and she proceeds to say goodbye to each of her friends individually.
#10 - The One Where the Stripper Cries
Season 10 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/5/2004
Phoebe's bachelorette party features a rather unexpected surprise. Joey appears on a game show. Old secrets come to light when Ross and Chandler attend a college reunion.
#11 - The One Where Ross Finds Out
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1995
A drunken Rachel calls Ross and reveals her feelings for him on his answering machine. Meanwhile, Monica finds work as Chandler's personal trainer and Phoebe has a hard time trying to get her boyfriend to sleep with her.
#12 - The One Where Rachel Finds Out
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/18/1995
As Ross leaves for China, Chandler accidentally reveals Ross's feelings for Rachel. Joey takes part in a fertility study and is unable to sleep with his new girlfriend.
#13 - The One with Chandler and Monica's Wedding (1)
Season 7 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/17/2001
As the wedding gets closer, Chandler's becomes overwhelmed. Joey is starring in a movie with a prestigious actor who has a spitting problem.
#14 - The One with All the Poker
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/2/1995
Rachel interviews for a job as an assistant buyer. She also sees another side of the usually docile Ross when the girls face the boys during a not-so-friendly game of poker.
#15 - The One with the Rumor
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/2001
Monica invites an old friend from high school over for Thanksgiving dinner. Meanwhile, Joey vows to eat an entire turkey by himself.
#16 - The One in Barbados (1)
Season 9 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/2003
The friends support Ross as he prepares for a keynote paleontological address in Barbados. Phoebe has her hands full with two suitors, David and Mike.
#17 - The One Where Ross and Rachel...You Know
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/8/1996
Monica becomes infatuated with a friend of her parents when she caters a party for him. Ross and Rachel go on their first date. Joey and Chandler refuse to move when they get a new TV and two armchairs.
#18 - The One With Chandler And Monica's Wedding (2)
Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/17/2001
Ross desperately searches for the missing Chandler. Joey encounters problems trying to get off the movie set.
#19 - The One with the Baby on the Bus
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1995
Chandler and Joey baby-sit Ben when Ross has an allergic reaction and has to go to the hospital. Phoebe loses her Central Perk singing gig to a professional singer.
#20 - The One with the Nap Partners
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2000
Rachel and Phoebe compete to be Monica's maid-of-honor. Joey and Ross find themselves in awkward positions after a nap.
#21 - The One with Ross' Tan
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2003
Joey and Rachel struggle to be more than friends. Ross gets a spray tan.
#22 - The One Where Joey Speaks French
Season 10 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/19/2004
Phoebe tries to teach Joey to speak French for an audition. Ross and Rachel head out to Long Island after her dad has a heart attack.
#23 - The One Where Rachel Has a Baby (1)
Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/16/2002
Rachel and Ross arrive at the hospital. Monica and Chandler decide they want to have a baby.
#24 - The One with the Stripper
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2001
Rachel prepares to have dinner with her dad and tell him that she's pregnant. Meanwhile, Chandler discovers that Monica had a bachelorette party with a stripper.
#25 - The One with the Morning After (2)
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/1997
Ross is guilt-ridden and tries to prevent Rachel from learning about what he did. When she finds out anyway, they have a fight. The other four friends are trapped in Monica's bedroom, forced to listen in.